PC World - nsa RSS feedhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/tag/nsa/en-auTue, 28 Jul 2015 10:28:17 +1000NSA will lose access to 'historical' phone surveillence data Nov. 29http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/580582/nsa-will-lose-access-historical-phone-surveillence-data-nov-29/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe U.S. National Security Agency will lose access to the bulk telephone records data it has collected at the end of November, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence announced Monday.Zach MinersTue, 28 Jul 2015 10:28:17 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/580582/nsa-will-lose-access-historical-phone-surveillence-data-nov-29/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedNSA spy program targets mobile networks worldwidehttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/561469/nsa-spy-program-targets-mobile-networks-worldwide/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe NSA has conducted a covert campaign to intercept internal communications of operators and trade groups in order to infiltrate mobile networks worldwide, according to the latest revelations from documents supplied by Edward Snowden.Marc FerrantiSun, 07 Dec 2014 15:24:20 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/561469/nsa-spy-program-targets-mobile-networks-worldwide/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedReport: Snowden allowed to stay in Russia for three more yearshttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/551935/report_snowden_allowed_stay_russia_three_more_years/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe Russian government will allow Edward Snowden, the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor who leaked details of the agency's worldwide surveillance programs, to stay in the country for three more years, according to Russia news reports.Grant GrossFri, 08 Aug 2014 03:23:30 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/551935/report_snowden_allowed_stay_russia_three_more_years/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedSecret code indicates NSA tracks users of privacy tools, report sayshttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/549275/secret_code_indicates_nsa_tracks_users_privacy_tools_report_says/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedA NSA spying tool is configured to snoop on an array of privacy programs used by journalists and dissidents, according to an analysis of never-before-seen code leaked by an unknown source.Jeremy KirkFri, 04 Jul 2014 12:55:32 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/549275/secret_code_indicates_nsa_tracks_users_privacy_tools_report_says/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedGermany to investigate NSA's alleged tapping of Merkel's phonehttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/546820/germany_investigate_nsa_alleged_tapping_merkel_phone/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedGermany's federal prosecutor has enough evidence to launch a criminal investigation into allegations the U.S. National Security Agency tapped Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone, but not enough to probe the alleged mass surveillance of German citizens.Loek EssersThu, 05 Jun 2014 00:18:40 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/546820/germany_investigate_nsa_alleged_tapping_merkel_phone/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedGermany drops NSA prosecution due to lack of evidencehttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/546194/germany_drops_nsa_prosecution_due_lack_evidence/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedData protection officials are bewildered by the German federal prosecutor's decision not to start a criminal investigation into the alleged mass surveillance of German citizens by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA).Loek EssersWed, 28 May 2014 21:39:21 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/546194/germany_drops_nsa_prosecution_due_lack_evidence/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedGerman federal prosecutor considers formal NSA investigationhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/537347/german_federal_prosecutor_considers_formal_nsa_investigation/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedGermany's federal prosecutor is considering if there is enough evidence to warrant a formal, criminal investigation into the German government's alleged involvement in the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) data collection program, a spokeswoman said Monday.Loek EssersMon, 03 Feb 2014 16:44:54 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/537347/german_federal_prosecutor_considers_formal_nsa_investigation/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedSnowden speech to EU parliament could torpedo US trade talkshttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/534447/snowden_speech_eu_parliament_could_torpedo_us_trade_talks/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe head of the White House’s intelligence committee warned the European Parliament on Tuesday that inviting whistleblower Edward Snowden to address them could torpedo a transatlantic trade agreement worth more than €2 billion a year.Jennifer BakerTue, 17 Dec 2013 16:32:04 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/534447/snowden_speech_eu_parliament_could_torpedo_us_trade_talks/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedIn Pictures: The biggest Internet security challenges of 2013http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/slideshow/533940/pictures-biggest-internet-security-challenges-2013/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedFrom the attack on privacy and Cryptolocker to Eric Snowden and the NSA, it's been a challenging yearMichael CooneyWed, 11 Dec 2013 08:41:20 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/slideshow/533940/pictures-biggest-internet-security-challenges-2013/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedNSA collected thousands of domestic communications in 2011, court document showshttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/524390/nsa_collected_thousands_domestic_communications_2011_court_document_shows/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe National Security Agency was acquiring thousands of digital communications from Americans as of 2011, according to a declassified document from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.Zach MinersThu, 22 Aug 2013 00:27:45 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/524390/nsa_collected_thousands_domestic_communications_2011_court_document_shows/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedBrazilian government wants answers from US following reports of NSA spying in Brazilhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/501348/brazilian_government_wants_answers_from_us_following_reports_nsa_spying_brazil/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe Brazilian government has formally asked the U.S. government for clarification regarding the alleged large-scale interception of electronic communications of Brazilian citizens by the U.S. National Security Agency.Lucian ConstantinMon, 08 Jul 2013 14:47:27 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/501348/brazilian_government_wants_answers_from_us_following_reports_nsa_spying_brazil/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedNSA breaks ground on Utah 'spy center' data centerhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/372934/nsa_breaks_ground_utah_spy_center_data_center/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe National Security Agency is building one of the largest and most expensive data centers as a place to gather and analyze intelligence data.Tim GreeneTue, 11 Jan 2011 04:31:00 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/372934/nsa_breaks_ground_utah_spy_center_data_center/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMicrosoft denies it built 'backdoor' in Windows 7http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/327065/microsoft_denies_it_built_backdoor_windows_7/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMicrosoft today denied that it has built a backdoor into Windows 7, a concern that surfaced yesterday after a senior National Security Agency (NSA) official testified before Congress that the agency had worked on the operating system.Gregg KeizerFri, 20 Nov 2009 07:30:00 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/327065/microsoft_denies_it_built_backdoor_windows_7/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedNSA helped with Windows 7 developmenthttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/326885/nsa_helped_windows_7_development/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe National Security Agency (NSA) worked with Microsoft on the development of Windows 7, an agency official acknowledged yesterday during testimony before Congress.Gregg KeizerThu, 19 Nov 2009 08:32:00 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/326885/nsa_helped_windows_7_development/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe NSA wiretapping story that nobody wantedhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/311668/nsa_wiretapping_story_nobody_wanted/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThey sometimes call national security the third rail of politics. Touch it and, politically, you're dead.Robert McMillanSat, 18 Jul 2009 09:35:00 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/311668/nsa_wiretapping_story_nobody_wanted/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeed